Britton

UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL

on

MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

IN RE: ARC AIRBAG INFLATORS

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION MDL No. 3051

TRANSFER ORDER

Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in one action (Mann) move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of Georgia or, alternatively, the District of South Carolina. This litigation consists of six actions pending in five districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the motion, the Panel has been notified of eleven related actions in ten districts.

Plaintiffs in seven actions and potential tag-along actions support the motion. Plaintiffs in two potential tag-along actions support centralization in the Northern District of Illinois or the Northern District of California. Common defendant ARC Automotive, Inc. (ARC), and General Motors LLC (GM), which is a defendant in twelve actions and potential tag-along actions, support centralization. All remaining responding defendants2 except FCA US LLC (FCA) take no position or do not oppose centralization. As transferee district, these defendants variously support the Western District of Tennessee, the Northern District of…